Image: The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14759585091)

Description: Identifier: photographichist01mill (find matches) Title: The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities Year: 1911 (1910s) Authors: Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Lanier, Robert S. (Robert Sampson), 1880- Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Publisher: New York : Review of Reviews Co. Contributing Library: New York Public Library Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ^J. Text Appearing After Image: Copynght by Review of Reiitics Co. MILITARY COMMERCE This view of the magazine wharf at City Point in li^M rexeals the immensity of the transportation problem that was solved by theNorth in support of its armies in the fielil. The Fcfleral army in \irginia. unlike the armies of Xajjoleon. did not forage off the ter-ritory which it occupied. Rail and water transportation made possible the bringing of supplies long distances. Whatever point waschosen for the army base quickly became a Ijustling center, rivaling the activity of any great commercial city, and giving employmentto thousands of men whose business it was to unload and forward the arriving stores and ammunition to tiie army in the field near by. Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14759585091)
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